National Register of Historic Places listings in Kane County, Illinois

See also: List of Registered Historic Places in Illinois

Contents: List of Registered Historic Places in Kane County, Illinois, USA:

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 19, 2013.

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Summary
1	Arcada Theater Building		01994-08-16August 16, 1994	105 E. Main St. and 1st Ave. 41°54′49″N 88°18′43″W	St. Charles
2	Aurora College Complex		01984-02-16February 16, 1984	347 S. Gladstone Ave. 41°45′17″N 88°20′52″W	Aurora	Eckhart, Davis, and Wilkinson Halls were the first buildings at Aurora College. The school, which moved to Aurora from Mendota, was long affiliated with the Advent Christian Church. Eckhart was the main hall, and the other two served as dormitories.
3	Aurora Elks Lodge No. 705		01980-03-31March 31, 1980	77 S. Stolp Ave. 41°45′23″N 88°19′02″W	Aurora
4	Batavia Institute		01976-08-13August 13, 1976	333 S. Jefferson St. 41°50′40″N 88°18′59″W	Batavia
5	William Beith House		01983-12-07December 7, 1983	6 Indiana St. 41°54′40″N 88°18′46″W	St. Charles
6	Campana Factory		01979-04-06April 6, 1979	Roughly along Illinois Route 31 and Campana Rd. 41°51′54″N 88°18′58″W	Batavia	A state-of-the-art factory built in 1936 for The Campana Company, a cosmetics manufacturer. It is an example of the 1930s Streamline Moderne trend. The factory incorporated many innovative elements, such as air conditioning and a unique assembly line method.
7	Campton Town Hall		01980-11-24November 24, 1980	W of Wasco at Town Hall Rd. and IL 64 41°55′56″N 88°25′45″W	Campton Hills
8	Central Geneva Historic District		01979-09-10September 10, 1979	Roughly bounded by Fox River, South, 6th and W. State Sts. 41°53′08″N 88°18′30″W	Geneva
9	Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Roundhouse and Locomotive Shop		01978-02-16February 16, 1978	Broadway and Spring Sts. 41°45′39″N 88°18′30″W	Aurora	The roundhouse for the Chicago and Aurora Railroad (later Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad) was a major employer in Aurora from 1856 to 1974. After it sat vacant for twenty-one years, a group of investors led by Walter Payton converted it into an entertainment complex. It is the oldest standing limestone roundhouse in the United States.
10	Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Depot		01979-06-06June 6, 1979	155 Houston St. 41°51′05″N 88°18′37″W	Batavia	The 1854 Gothic Revival train station was the first built for the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad. It was redicated as a museum in 1974.
11	City Building		01979-03-21March 21, 1979	15 N. Riverside Ave. 41°54′51″N 88°18′46″W	St. Charles
12	Col. Ira C. Copley Mansion		01978-03-29March 29, 1978	434 W. Downer Pl. 41°45′33″N 88°19′27″W	Aurora
13	Country Tea Room		01999-02-25February 25, 1999	14N630 IL 25 42°04′36″N 88°15′36″W	Dundee Township	A historic restaurant built along future Illinois Route 25. Max McGraw, the inventor of the Toastmaster, purchased the building in 1926 and thrived as a tearoom. It was later converted to a full restaurant to meet the changing demands of travellers.
14	Dundee Township Historic District		01975-03-07March 7, 1975	Both sides of Fox River, including sections of E. Dundee, W. Dundee, and Carpentersville 42°06′07″N 88°16′55″W	East Dundee West Dundee Carpentersville
15	Durant House		01976-06-18June 18, 1976	NW of St. Charles off Dean St. 41°55′38″N 88°20′50″W	St. Charles Township
16	Dutch Mill		01979-06-04June 4, 1979	N of Batavia off IL 25 41°52′17″N 88°18′19″W	Batavia
17	Elgin Academy		01976-10-08October 8, 1976	350 Park St. 42°02′29″N 88°16′40″W	Elgin
18	Elgin Historic District		01983-05-09May 9, 1983	Roughly bounded by Villa, Center, Park, N. Liberty, and S. Channing Sts. 42°02′11″N 88°16′28″W	Elgin
19	Elgin National Watch Company Observatory		01994-08-16August 16, 1994	312 Watch St. 42°01′48″N 88°16′24″W	Elgin
20	Elgin Tower Building		02002-05-22May 22, 2002	100 E. Chicago St. 42°02′15″N 88°17′03″W	Elgin
21	Elizabeth Place		02008-05-12May 12, 2008	316 Elizabeth Pl. 41°52′46″N 88°18′39″W	Geneva
22	Fabyan Villa		01984-02-09February 9, 1984	1511 S. Batavia Ave. 41°52′16″N 88°18′43″W	Geneva
23	Fire Barn 5		01991-08-05August 5, 1991	533 St. Charles Rd. 42°01′32″N 88°16′10″W	Elgin
24	First Methodist Church of Batavia		01982-03-19March 19, 1982	355 1st St. 41°50′54″N 88°18′50″W	Batavia
25	First Universalist Church		01980-11-07November 7, 1980	55 Villa St. 42°02′10″N 88°16′48″W	Elgin
26	Fox River House		01976-05-04May 4, 1976	166 W. Galena 41°45′32″N 88°19′04″W	Aurora
27	GAR Memorial Building		01984-08-23August 23, 1984	23 E. Downer Pl. 41°45′24″N 88°18′56″W	Aurora
28	Garfield Farm and Tavern		01978-06-23June 23, 1978	W of St. Charles at IL 38 and Garfield Rd. 41°54′36″N 88°24′01″W	Campton Hills
29	Geneva Country Day School		01989-08-21August 21, 1989	1250 South St. 41°52′59″N 88°19′13″W	Geneva
30	Gifford-Davidson House		01980-05-31May 31, 1980	363-365 Prairie St. 42°02′03″N 88°16′39″W	Elgin
31	Graham Building		01982-03-19March 19, 1982	33 S. Stolp Ave. 41°45′26″N 88°18′57″W	Aurora
32	Gray–Watkins Mill		01979-12-17December 17, 1979	211 N. River St. 41°43′46″N 88°20′25″W	Montgomery
33	Mrs. A. W. Gridley House		01993-02-03February 3, 1993	637 N. Batavia Ave. 41°51′36″N 88°18′49″W	Batavia
34	Healy Chapel		01985-02-28February 28, 1985	332 W. Downer Pl. 41°45′33″N 88°19′23″W	Aurora
35	Holy Cross Church		01999-05-20May 20, 1999	14 N. Van Buren St. 41°51′01″N 88°18′10″W	Batavia
36	Hotel Arthur		02005-03-15March 15, 2005	2-4 N. Broadway 41°45′33″N 88°18′47″W	Aurora
37	Hotel Aurora		01982-06-03June 3, 1982	2 N. Stolp Ave. 41°45′30″N 88°18′54″W	Aurora
38	Hotel Baker		01978-12-08December 8, 1978	100 W. Main St. 41°54′49″N 88°18′54″W	St. Charles
39	Joel H. Hubbard House		02011-05-04May 4, 2011	304 N. 2nd Ave. 41°54′59″N 88°18′43″W	St. Charles
40	Hunt House		01982-11-12November 12, 1982	304 Cedar Ave. 41°54′54″N 88°18′38″W	St. Charles
41	Keystone Building		01980-03-18March 18, 1980	30 S. Stolp Ave. 41°45′26″N 88°18′57″W	Aurora
42	LaSalle Street Auto Row Historic District		01996-08-01August 1, 1996	56-84 LaSalle St. and 57-83 S. LaSalle St. 41°45′18″N 88°18′48″W	Aurora
43	Library Hall		01973-08-14August 14, 1973	21 N. Washington St. 42°06′37″N 88°17′16″W	Carpentersville
44	Masonic Temple		01982-03-19March 19, 1982	104 S. Lincoln Ave. 41°45′12″N 88°18′46″W	Aurora
45	Memorial Washington Reformed Presbyterian Church		01980-11-19November 19, 1980	W of Elgin on W. Highland Ave. Rd. 42°03′51″N 88°23′28″W	Elgin
46	North Geneva Historic District		01982-03-25March 25, 1982	Roughly bounded by RR tracks, Fox River, Stevens and W. State Sts. 41°53′23″N 88°18′30″W	Geneva
47	Oaklawn Farm		01979-07-26July 26, 1979	Army Trail and Dunham Rds. 41°57′02″N 88°16′10″W	Wayne
48	Old Second National Bank		01979-05-08May 8, 1979	37 S. River St. 41°45′28″N 88°19′06″W	Aurora
49	Paramount Theatre		01980-03-18March 18, 1980	23 E. Galena Blvd. 41°45′25″N 88°18′54″W	Aurora
50	Ora Pelton House		01982-08-12August 12, 1982	214 S. State St. 42°01′49″N 88°17′01″W	Elgin
51	Pure Oil Station		02013-04-23April 23, 2013	502 W. State St. 41°53′17″N 88°18′40″W	Geneva
52	Riverbank Laboratories		02003-11-28November 28, 2003	1512 Batavia Ave. 41°52′18″N 88°18′50″W	Geneva
53	St. Charles Hospital		02010-06-07June 7, 2010	400 E New York St. 41°45′25″N 88°18′27″W	Aurora
54	St. Charles Municipal Building		01991-02-21February 21, 1991	2 E. Main St. 41°54′50″N 88°18′46″W	St. Charles
55	St. Mary's Church of Gilberts		01992-08-18August 18, 1992	10 Mattesen St. 42°06′23″N 88°22′30″W	Gilberts
56	Ephraim Smith House		01980-06-06June 6, 1980	NE of Sugar Grove 41°47′12″N 88°26′52″W	Sugar Grove Township
57	Spring–Douglas Historic District		02000-04-28April 28, 2000	Roughly Spring St. and Douglas Ave., bet. River Bluff Rd. and Kimball Ave. 42°03′03″N 88°17′04″W	Elgin
58	Stearns–Wadsworth House		01982-03-19March 19, 1982	1 S. 570 Bliss Rd. 41°50′40″N 88°24′26″W	Blackberry Township
59	Stolp Island Historic District		01986-09-10September 10, 1986	Stolp Island 41°45′27″N 88°18′56″W	Aurora
60	Stolp Woolen Mill Store		01983-09-01September 1, 1983	2 W. Downer Pl. 41°45′25″N 88°18′59″W	Aurora
61	William A. Tanner House		01976-08-19August 19, 1976	304 Oak Ave. 41°45′49″N 88°19′06″W	Aurora
62	Teeple Barn		01979-12-10December 10, 1979	NW of Elgin on Randall Rd. 42°04′39″N 88°20′06″W	Elgin	Destroyed in a 2007 storm.
63	United Methodist Church of Batavia		01983-07-28July 28, 1983	8 N. Batavia Ave. 41°51′02″N 88°18′42″W	Batavia
64	Andrew Weisel House		01982-02-26February 26, 1982	312 N. 2nd Ave. 41°54′59″N 88°18′42″W	St. Charles
65	West Side Historic District		01986-08-13August 13, 1986	Roughly bounded by W. Downer Pl., Lake St., Garfield Ave., and S. Highland St. 41°45′11″N 88°19′31″W	Aurora
66	Louise White School		01980-11-07November 7, 1980	Washington Ave. 41°51′03″N 88°18′14″W	Batavia
67	Judge Isaac Wilson House		01985-05-09May 9, 1985	406 E. Wilson St. 41°51′00″N 88°18′04″W	Batavia
68	Wing Park Golf Course		02009-02-18February 18, 2009	1000 Wing St. 42°02′51″N 88°18′17″W	Elgin

Former listings

	Site name	Image	Date listed/removed	Location	City or town	Summary
1	Aurora Watch Factory		01995-12-08December 8, 1995	603 - 621 LaSalle St.	Aurora	Listed May 8, 1986.
2	Elgin Milk Condensing Co./Illinois Condensing Co.		02003-04-17April 17, 2003	Brook and Water Streets	Elgin
3	Old Hotel		02002-03-14March 14, 2002	241 Main Street	Sugar Grove

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Illinois
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Illinois